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Sunday, February 1, 2015

Back to Applique

With Simple But Not and Wonky Star both finished this week, it is time to get back to Baltimore Garden. If you would like to see the completed quilts you can go here and here. For those of you that follow my blog you know that I only had one more border to applique for Baltimore Garden before I assemble the quilt. But with applique, I have found that taking some vacations from the project is really quite helpful. Now with the other two projects out of the way, I can focus on the final border. Once the border is completed I will assemble the top and then the corners swags will be appliqued and the final eight flowers will need to be added. Getting close, but there are still a lot of applique stitches to be made.

Winter has returned here! A new episode of Downton Abbey to enjoy and a border to complete this week. Everything is falling into place. Hope you can start your week with some slow stitches too! Make sure you visit Kathy's blog today and see what all the other slow stitches are doing!

Handwork and Downton Abbey ... sounds like the perfect way to spend this evening. Truth be told, I'd rather be spending my evening watching just about anything other than the Super Bowl while sitting in my recliner quilting T#3's quilt. But I will enjoy the good food and the time with our friends, so I am not complaining. ;-)

That's just how I will be spending my evening too! In the meantime, we are cleaning out our home office so it can become my sewing studio. We are in line for a snowstorm today so it is a perfect day to get things done inside. Happy stitching to you!

And what great finishes those were, Carla! I'm going to have to make a wonky star one. That double swag border is coming along. I invite you to link to WIPs Be Gone and show off your progress. It's going to be a gorgeous quilt and you are getting closer!

I will be rooting for Seattle too, as my daughter and her family live there. But I must admit I am not a big fan. I follow the Cowboys a bit as my husband watches them play I love those PBS series. Have you ever watched Last Tango in Halifax?

Thanks Nancy! I am doing a bit of a happy dance today as the last border is complete Now to assemble it and finish off the applique on the corners. I hope to start hand quilting it this fall, looks like i will make my goal!

" Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. "

Robert Brault

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I love to enjoy the simple things in life. These include things like watching my garden grow, creating traditional quilts, and enjoying a stroll with my schnauzer Max. I enjoy reading your comments and will try to answer any questions or comments you have.